Great play, that introduced the word "robot" into English, looks to a future in which all workers are automatons. They revolt when they acquire souls (i.e., when they gain the ability to hate) and the resulting catastrophe make for a powerful and deeply moving theatrical experience. Paul Selver translation.

R.U.R.--written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922--garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word robot. Mass-produced as efficient laborers to serve man, Capek's Robots are an android product--they remember everything but think of nothing new. But the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning, and the hum...(展开全部)

卡雷尔·恰佩克(Karel Capek，1890—1938)是捷克著名的剧作家和科幻文学家、童话寓言家。生于捷克一个乡村医生家庭。他的哥哥约瑟夫·恰佩克是一名画家和作家，因爱国心和正义感遭德国法西斯残害。恰佩克从查理大学哲学系毕业后任新闻记者并开始文学创作，著有大量长短篇小说、剧本、游记等。1920年恰佩克发表了科幻剧本《罗素姆万能机器人》，此剧本已成为世界科幻文学的经典。

卡雷尔·恰佩克(Karel Capek，1890—1938)是捷克著名的剧作家和科幻文学家、童话寓言家。生于捷克一个乡村医生家庭。他的哥哥约瑟夫·恰佩克是一名画家和作家，因爱国心和正义感遭德国法西斯残害。恰佩克从查理大学哲学系毕业后任新闻记者并开始文学创作，著有大量长短篇小说、剧本、游记等。1920年恰佩克发表了科幻剧本《罗素姆万能机器人》，此剧本已成为世界科幻文学的经典。

马克·L. 唐纳德（Mark L. Donald） 曾经的美军海豹突击队员兼医护兵。 他最初由美国海军陆战队侦察兵的身份参加并通过了海豹突击队的基本选拔训练BUD/S，从此成为这支世界上最精锐的特种作战部队的一员。 其后，马克通过海军内部的医师助理培训项目，且拿到了内布拉斯加大学的学士学位，并在“9.11事件”之后担任海豹突击队反恐特遣分队的队员兼医护人员，随队几度部署至海外一线战场。回国后，唐纳德因其在战场上的卓越表现获得海军十字勋章及银星勋章、铜心勋章、紫心勋章。 斯科特·麦克塔维什（Scott Mactavish） 作家、企业家、电影制片人，也是一名美国海军老兵。他拍摄过电影《上帝与国家：美军不为人知的故事》（God And Country: Untold Stories Of The American Military）。

As a SEAL and combat medic, Mark Donald served his country with valorous distinction for almost twenty-five years and survived some of the most dangerous combat actions imaginable. From the rigors of BUD/S training to the horrors of the battlefield, "Battle Ready" dramatically immerses the reader in the unique life of the elite warrior-medic who advances into combat with life-s...(展开全部)

At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, READY PLAYER ONE is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner , and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed. It’s t...(展开全部)

Colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts help children guess what's peeking through the die-cut windows in these two fun board books. The anticipation of what's hiding on the next page and th bright, engaging illustrations will keep youngsters guessing and giggling all the way to the suprise endings.

It's the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place. Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets. And like most of humanity, Wade dreams of being the o...(展开全部)

We live in a time of massive institutional failure that manifests in the form of three major divides: the ecological, the social, and the spiritual. Addressing these challenges requires a new consciousness and collective leadership capacity. In this groundbreaking book, Otto Scharmer invites us to see the world in new ways and in so doing discover a revolutionary approach to le...(展开全部)